Fit and Strong! Plus Comparative Effectiveness Trial

Fit and Strong! is a group exercise and self-management program that meets for 90 minutes, 3 days per week, for 8 weeks. Each 90 minute session consists of 60 minutes of multi-component physical activity (stretching/flexibility exercises, low-impact aerobics, and strength/resistance exercise) and 30 minutes of health education delivered from a structured curriculum. The health education topics build self-efficacy for managing arthritis through physical activity.

The intervention consists of the traditional Fit and Strong! intervention (see previous description), but the health education component has been revised to focus on diet and weight management in addition to physical activity and arthritis.